
(Business Entrepreneur, Singer, Actor, Poet, Writer & Journalist)
Official Website: https://www.ramprasadkhanal.com/
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Prasad_Khanal
Email: [email protected] | [email protected]
Permanent Address (USA):
Winchester, Virginia, 22630, USA
Telephone: Cell: +1 (703) 419-0924 | Office: +1 (540) 635-5060 | Fax: +1
(540) 635-6928
Academic Qualification: Master’s Degree in Sociology
International Awards & Honors:
- Received US Presidential “Lifetime Achievement Award” (2023) by the President of the United States of America.
- Received “Prabal Gorkha Dakchhinbahu” (2004) and
- Received “Prakhyat Trisaktti Patta” (2005) by His Majesty the King of Nepal.
- Received Most Popular Folk Singer (Male), Global Star Music Award (2025), Kathmandu, Nepal.
- Received Star of the Year (2019), International Music Award, Qatar.
- Received “Man of the Year 2004 for Nepal” — American International Award (ABI).
- Received US Permanent Residency (Green Card) under EB-1 Category (Extraordinary Ability) — Awarded by the U.S. Government (USCIS) for excellence in Singing, Music Composition, Acting, Journalism, and Business Leadership.
- Recipient of more than 450 National and Regional Awards in Business Management, Singing, Music Composition, Acting, Journalism, and Social Service.
- Received Nepal Scout National Journalism Award (2004) — Nepal Scout.
- Received “Folk and Duet Hero” Award (2004) — Khanal Sewa Samaj Nepal.
- Received Best Folk Duet Singer Award (2003) — United Nations Nepal (UN).
- Received Educational Journalism / Health Sector Singing Award (1995) — World Health Organization (WHO), UN.
- Recognized as a Distinguished Class Folk & Duet Singer and Actor of Nepal.
Publications & Creative Works:
- Written, composed, performed, and published more than 1,200 songs.
- Released 57 volumes of cassettes, CDs, and VCD/DVD albums (Folk, Duet, Classical, National, Educational, Bhajan, teej, Desi Bhailo etc.)
- Authored and published 18 books (Songs, Poems, Gajals, etc.).
- Published over 1,500 poems, lyrical compositions, and gajals.
Facebook:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/infonepalmother
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ram-prasad-khanal-01b63231/
YouTube:
Music Platforms:
- Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ram-prasad-khanal/451240840
- Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/artists/B005CXZCYO/ram-prasad-khanal
- Spottily: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4q6Mu0Zhll4DgEaYp1gY7P
Current Positions & Leadership Roles:
- President - Federation of International Journalists (FIJA) America https://www.fijahq.com/
- America Editor - Avenues Television (Avenues Khabar / Avenues Networks) — www.Avenues.TV
- Editor-in-Chief - NepalMother.com
- Founder & President - International Artists Forum, USA — www.IAFAmerica.com
- Ambassador for Peace - Universal Peace Federation (UPF), USA
Business Leadership:
- President, International Media & Entertainment House, USA
- President & CEO, Khanal Business Group Inc., USA
- President & CEO, American Supermarket LLC, USA
- Franchisee / General Manager / CEO: 7-Eleven Stores, Truck Stops, Gas Stations, Supermarkets & Retail Chains.
- Licensed Real Estate Consultant, Investor & Entrepreneur, Virginia, USA
Professional Memberships:
- National Association of Realtors (NAR), VAR, PWAR
- National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), USA
- Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), USA
- Life Member: Non-Resident Nepali Association - NRNA,
- Life Member: America Nepal Society - ANS,
- Life Member: Association of Nepalese in Americas -ANA,
- Life Member: Nepal America Journalists Association - NAJA,
- Life Member: Nepal Film Society – NFS.
- Past President & Life Member: International Nepali Literary Society (INLS), Washington D.C.
- Founding Member: Everest Federal Credit Union, New York, USA
- Member, Board of Trustees, Nepal America Community Center (NACC)
- Honorable Member: Film Artist Association of Nepal (FAAN)
- Honorable Member: National Folk and Duet Song Academy Nepal
- Notary Public, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA
Special Achievements:
- First Nepali to receive “Man of the Year 2004 for Nepal” and appointed to the ABI Board of Advisors.
- First Nepali Folk Duet Singer and Journalist to receive Prakhyat Trisakti Patta and Prabal Gorkha Dakchhinbahu in consecutive years.
- First Nepali Folk Artist and Journalist to obtain U.S. Permanent Residency under the EB-1 Extraordinary Ability Category and received and US Presidential “Lifetime Achievement Award”
- Youngest Chief Editor & Publisher in Nepal, establishing and publishing his own newspaper at age 19.
Professional Experience in Nepal:
- Board of Directors, Nepal Television (Government Broadcasting Channel)
- Producer / Director / Presenter, Nepal Television
- Producer / Presenter / Director, Radio Nepal
- Chairman, Sur-Taal Music Industries Pvt. Ltd.
- Trainer, Nepal Press Institute (NPI)
- Actor - Hijo Aajaka Kura (Nepal’s longest-running TV serial) & numerous music videos
- Actor - Nepali Feature Film Rato Tika Nidhar Ma
- Editor-in-Chief & Publisher: Nispakshya National Weekly & NepalMother.com
- General Secretary — Federation of National Journalists (2004–2005)
- General Secretary — Federation of South Asian Journalists (1998–2007)
- Press & Culture Advisor — Nepal Scout National Headquarters
- Promoter / Board Director — Radio Lumbini, Rupandehi, Butwal
International Travel Experience:
Visited 48+ Countries, including USA, Canada, UK, Australia,
Italy, spain, Germany, Saudi Arabia, France, Japan, Bahrain, UAE, Qatar, China,
Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, India, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Italy,
Spain, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Vatican City, Pakistan, Haiti, Congo, Burundi and many others.
* Traveled through 44 U.S. States and 74 Districts of Nepal.
Licenses & Competencies:
- Certified Business Manager & Entrepreneur
- Registered Journalist
- Distinguished Class Singer & Music Composer
- Licensed Real Estate Consultant
- Notary Public (Virginia, USA)
- Actor (Film, Television, Documentary)
- Certified Voice & Screen Test Examiner (Radio & Television)
- Valid Driving Licenses (Motorcycle, Car, Jeep)
Languages:
- Nepali
- English
- Hindi
- Urdu
Birthplace & Nepal Address:
Birthplace: Chhatrakot-3, Dharampani, Maindanda,
Gulmi, Nepal
Nepal Address: Kathmandu Metropolitan City–10, Buddha Nagar, New
Baneshwor, Kathmandu, (Nepal): Telephone - 4793097
· Wikipedia Nepali:


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